October, 2012

Messenger Church 620-492-6850

Parsonage 620-492-2495

F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H 2 0 2 S . N I P P S T . , J O H N S O N , K S 6 7 8 5 5

“ O U R M I S S I O N I S T O B R I N G G O D T O P E O P L E , A N D P E O P L E T O G O D ”

Church Website: www.fumcjohnson.com

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I BELIEVE

Today we find

ourselves in the midst of

great need. We are in a

long dry spell, harvest-

ing corn which didn't

make and planting wheat

with little moisture. We

are a month and a half

from Election Day with

many difficult issues

facing our nation--high

unemployment, over-

whelming national debt,

ongoing debates about

health care and immigra-

tion, and now several of

our embassies are threat-

ened by angry mobs of

protestors. What can we

do? Is our faith of any

help in the face of the

magnitude of our needs?

What does

it mean? Jesus "rebuked

the wind, and said to the

sea, 'Peace! Be still!'

Then the wind ceased,

and there was a dead

calm." (Mark 4:35-41).

Those taking the

Christianity Explored

class heard last week

that the stopping of the

wind would not naturally

lead to the immediate

halt of the waves. Water

doesn't work like that.

There was plenty to

amaze the disciples in

the boat. It was all super-

natural. At Jesus' com-

mand, a full tilt storm

stopped on a dime. What

was threatening salty

fishermen, causing them

to fear for their lives,

was gone in an instant

moment. because Jesus

said so. Not only did the

wind quit,

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SOUP SUPPER & MOVIE

Oct. 13th, 2012

@ 6 P.M.

Grace Card showing

in Sanctuary

Children's movie in Fellowship

Hall, childcare provided.

(Provided by Fun & Fellowship)

I Believe (continued) Page 2

2012 Offerings Report:

Received to Date:

$202,380.99

YTD Goal:

$260,760.00 Note: $6,519.00 needed

weekly to meet offering goal

but the energy within the

water, which would keep the waves

going long after the wind, vanished

precisely at that moment.

And how did the fishermen

disciples respond? Their awe of

Jesus was greater than their fear of

the storm. They asked one another,

"Who then is this, that even the

wind and the sea obey him?" (Mark

4:41). These disciples were one

step closer to believing.

When Jesus, Peter, James,

and John came down from the

Mount of Transfiguration, the other

disciples were struggling to cast a

demon from a boy (Mark 9:14-29).

The father told Jesus the boy's his-

tory with the affliction and asked

Jesus, "If you are able to do any-

thing, have pity on us and help us."

Jesus replied, "If you are able!--All

things can be done for the one who

believes." The father cried out, "I

believe; help my unbelief!" Jesus

rebuked the spirit and it came out

of the boy. When the disciples

asked Jesus why they were unsuc-

cessful in casting out the demon,

Jesus answered, "This kind can

come out only through prayer."

As Jesus prepared his disci-

ples for his departure, he told them,

“Very truly, I tell you, if you ask

anything of the Father in my name,

he will give it to you.” (John

16:23). Jesus wanted his disciples

to know, that just as he had helped

them while he was with them, so he

through prayer would help them

from heaven.

Belief is a conclusion drawn

based on the facts as we have per-

ceived them. Is Jesus the only Son

of God? Does God truly have su-

pernatural power, authority over all

creation, including even the affairs

of human history? Does God hear

and act on the prayers of those who

believe and align themselves with

His will?

There is prayer which is

uttered in desperation and without

much faith. Such prayers are more

like wishes than true prayers. And

then there are prayers spoken in

confident faith. The confidence is

not in the answer which will be

given, but in the authority of God

to answer. Such is the faith Jesus

meant when he said, “Truly I tell

you, if you say to this mountain,

‘Be taken up and thrown into the

sea,’ and if you do not doubt in

your heart, but believe that what

you say will come to pass, it will be

done for you.” (Mark 11:23). Such

belief is not only a conclusion that

God is God and that He is disposed

to answer the prayers of those who

believe in him, but it is the conclu-

sion that calls us into action. Make

no mistake, prayer is not doing lit-

tle or nothing, prayer is doing the

hardest and most important work.

So what can we do in the

face of our many great needs? We

can believe God is able and willing

to address these needs. We can ask

Him for help, not telling Him what

the answer must be, but asking Him

to act and do more than we imag-

ine. And we can keep asking Him

until the work is done.

Do you believe? Like the

boy’s father, I answer, “I believe,

Lord, help my unbelief.”

Pastor Don

Mark your calendar!

BFF” – Breakfast Family

Fellowship

Sunday, Oct 7th

9—9:30 a.m.

Sponsored By:

Disciple Council

We would like to

Welcome Jon Yust

as our New Bell

Choir Director

Practices start Wed,

Oct. 3rd from

5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Items

Needed!

EPIC YOUTH

GROUP

ANNUAL

CAKEWALK

During the UMW Bazaar on

Nov. 3rd the youth will be

having their annual cakewalk

to raise money for there ski

trip to Red River in March.

Any donations would be ap-

preciated! If you have any

questions you can call the

church office at

492-6850.

Preschool has been super busy! We started our study of colors,

numbers, letter, and shapes! We have eaten red, worn red, spelled red, and made

red ladybugs!! We have practiced ‘loud’ for letter L and have started our study of

fire safety for letter F. Our trip to the fire station is scheduled for October 9th. We

have also discovered many animals that come from eggs for letter E; and then

enjoyed peeling and eating them for snack!

I believe we have all adjusted to the school routine again! The students

seem to love bouncing through activities with me! We love to stay busy and have

fun! Our new technology room, the tech room, is a hit with the older students!

They love being challenged by the computers and the listening center is always

playing a story! The younger students are getting used to moving through all the

other centers. We will start the tech room soon. If you haven’t seen it yet, please

feel free to come down and look at it!

I have one spot available in the 3 year old morning class if you know

anybody who has a child interested in the challenging fun experience of pre-

school!!

Cheryl Berens

L E A R N I N G T R E E

P R E S C H O O L

N E W S

It’s that time again for

Church Conference.

Meeting Schedules:

** Staff Parish Relations

Tuesday, Oct 2nd @ 7 p.m.

** Lay Leadership Mtg.

Sunday, Oct 7th @ 1:30 p.m.

** Trustees Mtg.

Tuesday, Oct 9th @ 7 p.m.

** Preschool Board Mtg.

Tuesday, Oct 16th @ 5:30 p.m.

** Administrative Council Mtg.

Tuesday, Oct 16th @ 7 p.m.

** Lay Leadership Mtg.

Sunday, Oct 21st @ 1:30 p.m.

** Finance Committee Mtg.

Wednesday, Oct 24th @ 7 p.m.

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LITURGIST

Oct 7th Bill Nicholas Oct 14th Monty Teeter Oct 21st Diane Floyd

Oct 28th Mary Jane Nicholas

GREETERS

Oct 7th Larry & Trish Morris Oct 14th Wendi & Colton Adams

Oct 21st Tony & Bonnie Montoya Oct 28th Tyce & Jamie McMillan

ACOLYTES

Oct 7th Kael Teeter & Madison Seyb Oct 14th Jarren Rios & Zach Thompson

Oct 21st Peyton Peterson & Addison Shirk Oct 28th Dakira Limon & Nicky Moravo

USHERS

Oct 7th Earl Arnold, Moran Tomson, Marty Floyd & Harold Crawford

Oct 14th Shae Amerin, Ira Kullot, Myles Shirk, & Jayden Rios

Oct 21st Chris & Dara Floyd, Clay & Amy Edgar

Oct 28th Jeanie Tomson, Linda Nicholas, Martha Nicholas, & Amanda Sierra

NURSERY

Oct 7th Diane Floyd & Julia Schmidt Oct 14th Jennifer Rios & Kortney Case

Oct 21st Amy Edgar & Shae Amerin Oct 28th Geneva Persinger & Haley Floyd

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

Oct 7th Jamie McMillan Oct 14th Becky Teeter & Liz Shirk

Oct 21st Karin Kullot Oct 28th Amy Peterson

IF THIS DOESN’T WORK FOR YOU PLEASE CALL

THE CHURCH OFFICE @ 492-6850

ANNOUNCEMENT

SEPT 1ST—Safe Gatherings Training (formerly Boundary Awareness Training) is available

online beginning Sept 1st, 2012. All adults and youth who work with children and youth in

any capacity at the church need to have this training . Cost is $30 which the church will

cover. Once you have registered with the online learning system. You have 30 days to com-

plete the training process for the certification.

Contact safegatherings@kswestumc.org for more information or the church office.

ANNUAL UMW Bazaar

Sat., Nov. 3, 2012

Chicken Pot Pie or Beef Brisket and pies of all

varieties!

Dinner 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Auction 8:00 p.m.

Johnson United Methodist Church

202 S Nipp St, Johnson, Kansas

Great Fun for the Entire Family!!!

BAZAAR COMMITTEE’S

AUCTION DISPLAY

Stephanie Dickson

Jennifer Rios

Michelle Canny

BAZAAR ITEMS

Wynn Cockrum

Karen Seyb

BEEF BRISKET

Mary Jane Nicholas

Diane Floyd

CASHIERS

Denise Smith

Peggy Stiles

Sue Dowd

CHICKEN PIE

Barbara Morris

Lorraine Geisinger

Elizabeth Shirk

Phyllis Hasty

Mary Wolf

Jolene Fisher

DISHWASHERS

Trish Morris

Dara Floyd

COFFEE & TEA

Mandi Shirk

Krista Nairn

Cassie Teeter

Margaret Winger

Brooke Fehringer

GENERAL STORE

Judy Arnold

Wynn Cockrum

Charla Pauls

Mary Canny

Mandi Seyb

Shawn Peterson

Linda Nicholas

PIES

Julie Edmisson

Cheryl Adams

Mona Winger

Wanita Martin

Karen Seyb

Beverly Glasscock

Shannon Morris

PUBLICITY

Carol Limon

Shari Wiens

POTATOES

Barbara Summers

Amy Peterson

Sheila Walker

Marylin Ruth

Jamie McMillan

QUILT

Linda Nicholas

Jeanie Tomson

Diane Floyd

Wynn Cockrum

Polly Cartwright

Judy Arnold

Penny Tucker

Dara Floyd

ROLLS & BUTTER

Betty Barber

Martha Nicholas

John Nicholas

SALADS

Polly Cartwright

Janet Martin

Marla Floyd

Geneva Persinger

Ronda Ford

Pam Cook

Stephanie Dickson

Diana Daniels

Shawn Peterson

TABLES

Becky Teeter

Amanda Sierra

Lois Hudgens

Karin Kullot

Debbie Roth

Yvonne Rhodes

Candee Amerin

TEA TOWELS

Polly Cartwright

Cheryl Adams

VEGETABLES

Susan Lucas

Shirley Palmer

Delomia Hurst

If your name is not

listed here and you

would like to help on a

committee, please

contact Cheryl Adams,

492-6465.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES

18 Troy & Cheryl Adams 20 Alan & Becky Schweitzer 23 Cambray & Sheila Walker

CHURCH FAMILY PRAYER

L IST

Oct 7th Darrell & Wynn Cockrum

Oct 14th Ronald Cockrum

Oct 21st Al & Peggy Collingwood

Oct 28th Jeff, Pam, & Darbi Cook

2 Julian Schmidt

4 Dylan M Floyd

7 Joyce Dimitt

13 Kelly Barber, Macee Teeter

14 Bonnie Montoya

15 Kenneth Hudgens

16 Cole Edmisson

17 Shirley Palmer,

Tanner Morris

18 Virginia Garey,

Jaxson McMillan

20 Adam Sierra

21 Wynn Cockrum,

Brylie Peterson

22 Will Kullot

23 Jenna Black, Trey Summers

24 Mona Morris, Christian Sierra

25 Charla Pauls, Alan Schweitzer

UMW Bazaar, Sat. Nov 3rd

It’s a good time to start thinking about

projects for the Auction & Country Store

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F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

202 S. Nipp St.

P.O. Box 179

Johnson, KS 67855

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Need to contact the church? Phone: 620-492-6850;

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RECIPES FROM

THE KITCHEN

First UMC Staff

Pastor: Don Hasty Associate Pastor & Will Kenyon

620-635-0093 (cell) Youth Coordinator: 785-222-6891 (cell)

jumc@pld.com kenyon_family@yahoo.com

Secretary: Carol Limon Treasurer: Mandy Shirk

Custodian: Victoria Garcia Preschool Teacher: Cheryl Berens

Community Developer: Jose Olivas

PISTACHIO NUT SWIRL CAKE

1 pkg. yellow layer cake mix 1 pkg. Jello pistachio instant pudding

4 eggs 1 c. sour cream

1/2 c. oil 1/2 tsp. almond extract

1/2 c. sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 c. nuts

Combine 1 package yellow cake mix, 1 package Jello pistachio instant pudding, 4 eggs, 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract in large mixer bowl; blend. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. (I add green food coloring to make the color brighter).

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts. Put 1/3 of the batter into greased and floured 10 inch tube pan; sprinkle with half of the sugar mixture. Repeat layers and top with remaining batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes, or until center springs back when touched. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan. Amy Edgar